Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Shar'i, has expressed his intention to continue close strategic relations with Russia.

Israel's military conflict with Gaza and Lebanon in 2023–2024 had a serious impact on the country's economy, demographic situation, and political stability.

On January 1, 2025, a large march will be held in Istanbul to show solidarity with Palestine. The event, which will be held under the slogan "Yesterday - Hagia Sophia, today - Umayyads, tomorrow - Aqsa," is scheduled to begin at the Galata Bridge after the morning prayer.

It has been 452 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and genocide in the Gaza Strip. Key events that took place in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the entire Middle East over the past 24 hours.

Maysa Sabrin has been appointed as the head of the Central Bank of Syria, making her the first woman to hold the position in the country.

Overall, 2024 was a bloody year. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) project, a total of 233,000 people were killed worldwide, a 30 percent increase from the previous year. Deadly acts of violence have doubled since 2019, and one in eight people have been affected by conflict. Among them, Palestinians experienced the "highest levels of violence."

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has demanded that the Israeli government immediately release the head doctor of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip.

Afghanistan has banned the construction of windows in a way that allows women in the neighbor's house to be seen. If a house is already built in this way, measures must be taken to "prevent harm to the neighbor" by erecting a wall in front of the house or by other means.

In 2024, the name Muhammad was the most popular name for boys in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany.

It has been 451 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and genocide in the Gaza Strip. Key events that took place in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the entire Middle East over the past 24 hours.